📣 Registration is open for our next How to Be a Great Chief Investigator workshop, taking place in Birmingham on 28 Sept 2026. Build your skills, learn from experienced CIs & other trialists, & grow your peer network. 🔗 Register here tinyurl.com/48ku2ywx #UKCTUNetwork #ChiefInvestigatorTraining

Exciting Opportunity: BOA/ORUK Research Fellowship Two fellowships of up to £65,000 are available for research in any area of orthopaedics. BOA Members at any trainee grade, post-CCT members and SAS surgeons are invited to apply. Deadline: 10th June 2026 👉 Find out more at: https://bit.ly/4usI3M4

Shouting out to all surgical trainees - BOASTiC 2026 Registration is open now! Learn how to design and conduct surgical trials at Merton College, Oxford on 29-30 Sept 2026. Follow the link or QR code below to apply! 🔗 lnkd.in/ejA-fsja Registration deadline is 30 June 2026. See you there!

We are at the Women in Surgical Research Conference today! If you are attending, make sure to drop by our stand to speak with our representatives from the @situ-oxford.bsky.social team (and to pick up some freebies)! #WomenInSurgery #SurgicalResearch #AcademicSurgery @britorthopaedic.bsky.social

Well done to the @forensic-uk.bsky.social and OP NON STOP studies, who achieved their best month of recruitment to date in May! Thank you to the participants in all our studies and to the work of all the teams and people involved who can make our research possible each month!

Happy International Clinical Trials Day 2026 We'd like to thank everyone who makes this research possible, your dedication and support makes a huge impact by improving medicine and lives around the world!

David, Director of SITU-NDORMS joyfully looks back on how his career path was shaped by many influential people, and why International Clinical Trials Day is such an important day to celebrate! Find out more about SITU NDORMS: www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/octru/octru-... @situ-oxford.bsky.social #ICTD2026

Lesley, Clinical Trials Assistant at the Surgical Intervention Trials Unit (SITU - NDORMS) talks about her shift into the world of trials after taking a career break, and why she enjoys working in trials. #ICTD2026 @situ-oxford.bsky.social

A big shout out on International Clinical Trials Day 2026 to all those who make the FORENSIC-UK Trial possible 👏 THANK YOU to all the participants, patient representatives, surgeons, physiotherapists, nurses and research teams in helping to improve treatment for back pain. #ICTD2026 #SurgicalTrials

Congratulations to Gareth Davies, Stephen McGillion and the FORENSIC-UK Team @uhsft.bsky.social for randomising 5 participants yesterday! #BackPain #SurgicalTrial

Just TWO more days to go! Abstract submissions are NOW OPEN and close on Sunday 10th May! We welcome submissions across a wide range of categories, including, Education, Trauma, Hip, Knee, Medical Students, and more. www.boa.ac.uk/Abstracts #BOAAC26

Congratulations to Omar Mohamed, Fabiano Ferreira and the team at East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for randomising their first participant for FORENSIC-UK yesterday! #SurgicalTrial #BackPain @ekhuft.bsky.social

It's a sunny start to May & today we congratulate the studies that achieved their best month of recruitment to date in April - FORENSIC, GEKO, RAMBOH-1 and WHiTE DELPHIC! 👏🌞 As always, thank you to our participants across all of our studies and to all the teams involved in all of our research.

Keep up the good work everyone 😊👏 @forensic-uk.bsky.social @geko-study.bsky.social @situ-oxford.bsky.social @oxtraumaresearch.bsky.social

Heading to #BASS2026? Come and visit our stand to meet the team and learn more about FORENSIC-UK. We’d love to connect, answer your questions and explore how we can work together. See you there! #ClinicalTrial #LowBackPain @sashinahuja.bsky.social

A fantastic start to #BASS2026 with today’s Spine and Industry Masterclasses - thanks to all faculty & attendees. Now onto the main conference, starting tomorrow at P&J Live, Aberdeen. 3 days of keynotes, debates & discussion ahead! More info: bassmeeting.co.uk

Read the latest updates from FORENSIC-UK in the April 2026 Newsletter...

Another site opened this week - welcome to Himanshu Shekhar, Alison Reid and the team at NHS Tayside!

There are just two days until the brilliant Prof James Edwards will take on the London Marathon to raise money for Cure DHDDS!

Just TWO more weeks to go - Nominations Now Open for BOA President (2028-2029)! Are you ready to lead & shape the future of T&O? If you’ve served a full term on BOA Council as a Trustee, this is your chance to step forward! Deadline: 08th May Apply now! https://www.mi-nomination.com/boapresident

We are proud to announce the opening of our 10th site for FORENSIC-UK! Welcome to Omar Mohamed, Fabiano Ferreira and the team at East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust. We look forward to working with you all to improve patient treatment for low back pain. #SurgicalTrial #BackPain @ekhuft.bsky.social

Foot drop secondary to lumbar root compression - how do you approach it? Join the debate at #BASS2026 with Aprajay Golash and Sashin Ahuja 📍 P&J Live, Aberdeen | 29 Apr – 1 May 👉 Register today at: spinesurgeons.ac.uk/BASS2026

Become a future leader in Trauma & Orthopaedics! This 12-month programme equips T&O surgeons with advanced leadership skills through masterclasses, coaching, and innovation projects. Applications close 29th May. Find out more: www.boa.ac.uk/FLP

We’re inviting Expressions of Interest from members for NSN Executive: • Research Officer • General Members (x2) A great opportunity to shape NSN and contribute to spinal research & collaboration. 📅 Deadline: 28 April 2026 Further details: nationalspinenetwork.co.uk/News/13623259

NASS 2026 Annual Meeting - The Connected Spine! Providing clarity in an increasingly complex field. April 13: Registration Opens for NASS Members April 27: Registration Opens for All VISIT WWW.SPINE.ORG/AM

BOA is now a Digital Partner for the RCS England Future of Surgery Festival. The event will take place on 20th – 21st April 2026 at the ICC Birmingham. Find more at: https://bit.ly/44jNgLE

Cycle from London to Amsterdam! Ride for Joint Action and support life-changing research. Join this 3-day challenge (9th–11th July) across four countries, finishing in iconic Amsterdam. Fully supported with accommodation, meals & ferry included. Registration deadline: 1st May https://bit.ly/4u3VRNI

Congratulations to the team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust @sth.nhs.uk for randomising two more participants to the FORENSIC-UK trial. Well done Michael Reddington and Shreya Srinivas! #lowbackpain #surgicaltrial

📅 Save the Date! 📅 We are pleased to announce that #BritSpine2027 will take place on: 21–23 April 2027 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Wales! Details on programme, abstracts and registration to follow later this year. Further info at: www.BritSpine.com

Great to see the FORENSIC-UK Team at the National Spine Network (NSN) Conference in Birmingham yesterday. Our CI, Sashin Ahuja, presented the latest news for the study. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the banner. #NSN #lowbackpain #surgicaltrial

NSN 2026 is well underway here in Birmingham! Fantastic conversations, great sessions, and a brilliant opportunity to connect with colleagues from across the Network. #NSN2026

See the latest updates in our February newsletter - exciting news of recruitment of both sites and participants.

Become a future leader in Trauma & Orthopaedics! This 12-month programme equips T&O surgeons with advanced leadership skills through masterclasses, coaching, and innovation projects. Applications close 29th May. Find out more: www.boa.ac.uk/FLP

Looking for world-class training in musculoskeletal diseases? Look no further! Join our part-time taught MSc at the University of Oxford.  Apply by 3 March. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/taught-msc

📢 Pain Education Day Programme Now Live! We are delighted to announce that this highly anticipated educational event will take place on: 🗓 Tuesday 21 April 2026 🔎 View programme via www.bpsasm.org/scientific-programme-2026

Welcome onboard to the King's College Hospital FORENSIC-UK Team led by Gordan Grahovac and Suzanne McIlroy @kingscollegenhs.bsky.social

🚨The abstract submission portal for #BASS2026 in Aberdeen has been EXTENDED to Monday 26 Jan due to high demand. This is your last chance to submit your work for presentation at the conference! Submission Link: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79883... Further Info: www.bassmeeting.co.uk

Early-bird registration rates for the #NSN2026 Annual Meeting (10 Mar) end THIS TUESDAY, 27 January! Join colleagues from across spine and MSK care for a full day of learning and connection in Birmingham. 🔗 nationalspinenetwork.co.uk/NSN2026

We are starting 2026 with the fantastic news that University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is now open to recruitment for FORENSIC-UK! Welcome onboard Stephen McGillion, Gareth Davies and team. @uhsft.bsky.social

🎁 2025 has been a wonderful year at NDORMS. Here are the highlights!

It's day 1️⃣8️⃣ of our advent calendar! 📆 🎄 Today we introduce FORENSIC! FORENSIC will assess if treating low back pain with surgery is better than nonsurgical treatment, and also aims to find out if the spinal fusion surgery is good value for money for the NHS. 🏥 🌐 forensic.octru.ox.ac.uk

Catch up with the latest news from the FORENSIC-UK Study in our December Newsletter.

Congratulations to University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for opening to recruitment for FORENSIC-UK.

Congratulations to the team at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for randomising our 10th participant for FORENSIC-UK!

Hello November! We start the month by congratulating the @forensic-uk.bsky.social , GEKO, MILI, ODDSOCKS & REACH studies who achieved their best month of recruitment to date in October! 👏 Thank you to everyone taking part in all of our studies, and to all of our study teams & sites.

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